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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obstructed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Obstructing.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere
     to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see Ob-) +
     struere to pile up. See Structure.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to
        place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or
        impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to
        obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to
        stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor
        obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light
        of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. ``Th'
        impatience of obstructed love.'' --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;
          choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obstructed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Obstructing.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere
     to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see Ob-) +
     struere to pile up. See Structure.]
     1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to
        place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or
        impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to
        obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
  
              'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to
        stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor
        obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light
        of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. ``Th'
        impatience of obstructed love.'' --Johnson.
  
     Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;
          choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  obstruct
       v 1: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His
            brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: blockade, block,
             hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass]
       2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obturate,
           impede, occlude, jam, block, close up] [ant: free]
       3: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from
          sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the
          stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
          [syn: block]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 φράζω το δρόμο κάποιου με κάποιο εμπόδιο
     2 (μτφρ) εμποδίζω
     3 μπαίνω μπροστά από κάτι και το κρύβω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     vb.
     1 To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  (syndiff en block)
     2 (senseid en To impede, retard, or interfere with)To impede, retard,
  or interfere with; hinder.
     3 To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     vb.
     1 To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  (syndiff en block)
     2 (senseid en To impede, retard, or interfere with)To impede, retard,
  or interfere with; hinder.
     3 To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     vb.
     1 To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  (syndiff en block)
     2 (senseid en To impede, retard, or interfere with)To impede, retard,
  or interfere with; hinder.
     3 To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     vb.
     1 To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  (syndiff en block)
     2 (senseid en To impede, retard, or interfere with)To impede, retard,
  or interfere with; hinder.
     3 To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     Englanti vb.
     tukkia, estää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obstruct
     Engelska vb.
     1 blockera
     2 obstruera, hindra; hämma
     3 skymma

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  afsluit, afsper

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  عرقل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  obstruct //əbˈstɹʌkt// 
  1. запречвам, преграждам
  To block or fill (a passage)
  2. затруднявам, преча
  To impede, retard, or interfere with

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  překážet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/ 
  zatarasit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/ 
  zablokovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/ 
  afrwyddo 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/ 
  einen Körperteil verlegen, verschließen, verstopfen, obstruieren  [med.]
     Synonyms: occlude, block a body part
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  
  παρακωλύω, κωλυσιεργώ, παρεμβάλλω εμπόδια

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  obstruct //əbˈstɹʌkt// 
  1. tukkia
  To block or fill (a passage)
  2. peittää
  To get in the way of so as to hide from sight
  3. estää
  To impede, retard, or interfere with

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  obstruct /əbstrʌkt/
  barrer

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  odugovlačiti, ometati, prepriječiti, spriječiti, zakrčiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  sbarrare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  obstruct //əbˈstɹʌkt// 
  ふさぐ
  To block or fill (a passage)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  obstruct /əbstrʌkt/
  1. afdammen, afsluiten, belemmeren, stuwen, versperren
  2. obstructie voeren, opstoppen, verstoppen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  obstruct /əbˈstrʌkt/ 
   1.  tarasować
   2.  blokować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  obstruct /əbstrʌkt/
  barrar, interceptar, tapar, trancar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  obstruct /əbstrʌkt/
  cercar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  obstruct /ɒbstɹˈʌkt/
  1. engel olmak, mani olmak
  2. tıkamak, kapamak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əbˈstɹəkt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  130 Moby Thesaurus words for "obstruct":
     arrest, backpedal, backwater, bar, barricade, beat off, bind,
     block, block out, block up, blockade, bolt, brake, bung, caulk,
     check, chink, chock, choke, choke off, choke up, clip the wings,
     clog, clog up, close, close off, close tight, close up, confine,
     congest, constipate, constrict, cork, counter, cover, crowd, curb,
     dam, dam up, debar, decelerate, delay, detain, dog, drag,
     draw rein, drive back, ease off, ease up, fend, fend off, fill,
     fill up, forbid, foul, halt, hamper, hinder, hold at bay,
     hold back, hold in check, hold off, hold up, impede,
     interfere with, interrupt, jam, keep at bay, keep back, keep off,
     lag, let down, let up, lock, lose ground, lose momentum,
     lose speed, make late, moderate, obstipate, occlude, pack, parry,
     plug, plug up, preclude, prevent, prohibit, push back, put back,
     rebuff, reef, rein in, relax, repel, repulse, retard, set back,
     shroud, shut off, shut out, shut tight, slack off, slack up,
     slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, spile, squeeze, squeeze shut,
     stall, stanch, stave off, stay, stench, stifle, stop, stop up,
     stopper, stopple, strangle, strangulate, stuff, stuff up,
     suffocate, take in sail, throttle down, turn aside, ward off
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 阻隔,妨碍,阻塞;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 阻隔,妨碍,阻塞
     vi. 设障碍

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